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Eben-ezer a memorial of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition…Eben-ezer a memoriall of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition…
Eben-ezer a memorial of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition on the first ten verses of the third chapter of the prophecy of Habakkuk in two sermons. The first preached at Colchester before his Excellency on a day of thanksgiving for the surrender thereof. The other at Rumford unto the committee who were imprisoned by the enemy Sep. 28. a day set apart unto thanksgiving for their deliverance. / By John Owen pastor of the church of God which is at Coggeshall.Eben-ezer a memoriall of the deliverance of Essex, county, and committee, being an exposition on the first ten verses of the third chapter of the prophesie of Habakkuk in two sermons. The first preached at Colchester before his Excellency on a day of thanksgiving for the surrender thereof. The other at Rumford unto the committee who were imprisoned by the enemy Sep. 28. a day set apart unto thanksgiving for their deliverance. / By John Ovven pastor of the church of God which is at Coggeshall.
London: printed by W. Wilson, 1648
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1. Their envy: *They have a devouring envy at them, which at length shall shame them and consume them, Isa. 26. 11. They are of their Father the Devil, and he (through envy) was a murderer from the beginning. Joh. 8. 44. The portion God measureth out unto his people is in distinguishing mercies, differencing blessings: in such things as the world hath not, giveth not. Now this is that, which envy takes for its proper Object. That others should have enjoyments above them, beyond them, this envious men cannot bear. God accepts Abel, not Cain; presently Cain is wrath and his countenance falls, Gen. 4. 8. Jacob gets the blessing, and this fills the heart of Esau, with murderous revenge, Gen. 27. 41. Upon all Gods appearances with the Apostles, how were the Jews cut to the heart, vexed, perplexed? God gives distinguishing mercies to his people, such protections, such deliverances, this Cushan and Midian cannot bear.
1. Their envy: *They have a devouring envy at them, which at length shall shame them and consume them, Isa. 26. 11. They are of their Father the Devill, and he (through envy) was a murderer from the beginning. Joh. 8. 44. The portion God measureth out unto his people is in distinguishing mercies, differencing blessings: in such things as the world hath not, giveth not. Now this is that, which envy takes for its proper Object. That others should have enjoyments above them, beyond them, this envious men cannot beare. God accepts Abell, not Cain; presently Cain is wrath and his countenance falls, Gen. 4. 8. Jacob gets the blessing, and this fills the heart of Esau, with murderous revenge,